JPH0156968B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

[Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention classifies securities such as checks and slips or paper sheets such as cards into multiple types and accumulates them in predetermined numbers. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device that performs processing such as bundling a group of paper sheets. (Prior Art) Recently, securities such as checks and slips are classified into multiple types according to certain criteria, each of the classified securities is counted for each type, and a predetermined number of securities is divided according to this count. Separately accumulate each
A variety of paper sheet processing devices have been developed and put into practical use to handle these sorted and accumulated securities groups. One such paper sheet processing apparatus is disclosed, for example, in US Pat. No. 4,020,616. This processing device sets paper sheets such as banknotes or checks in a supply section, takes in the set paper sheets one by one, and conducts necessary inspections on the taken-in paper sheets in an inspection section. Paper sheets that are valid and suitable for reuse, hereinafter referred to as valid paper sheets, and invalid paper sheets (paper sheets that are valid but suitable for reuse) according to the specified conditions. Paper sheets that are not suitable for reuse (hereinafter referred to as unfit notes), and paper sheets that cannot be processed (paper sheets that cannot be inspected by the inspection department, such as those that have been picked up from the supply section) Paper sheets or paper sheets that are not to be processed (hereinafter referred to as rejected tickets) are separated into normal bills and unfit bills after the sorting, and a predetermined number of sheets, for example 100, are collected. It is used to bundle genuine bills in units of sheets. By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional processing device, when bundling, regular bills (hereinafter referred to as these) remaining in a stacked state are transported to a bundler device consisting of a small roller that rotates on its own axis and a large roller that revolves around this roller. One end of the binding tape is inserted while dividing the sheet (referred to as a regular bill bundle) into two with a separation knife, and then, while clamping the regular bill bundle with a small roller, the large roller is rotated to apply the binding tape to the regular bill bundle. It is wound and bundled. The group of paper sheets around which the binding tape is wound is configured such that the binding tape is held between conveyance rollers and the tape is pressed by a pressing member to complete the binding. Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional processing equipment requires a device for holding the binding tape and a device for pressing and adhering the binding tape, making the device complex and large. It had turned into something. The position where the tape is held is different from the position where the tape is pressed and adhered, so if the tape is bent or bent between these positions, the tape will loosen and the grip will not be able to be held tightly. It had the following drawback. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is difficult to reliably adhere the binding tape while maintaining its tight state. The purpose of this is to solve problems such as these and to ensure that the collection is carried out reliably. [Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a stacking unit that stacks a predetermined number of paper sheets that are conveyed one by one, and this stacking unit. a delivery mechanism for transporting a predetermined number of sheets of paper sheets accumulated at a predetermined position and positioning the group in a substantially vertical position at a predetermined location; a delivery device for delivering a binding band; A bundling mechanism that wraps around the group of paper sheets located in the substantially vertical state, and a bundling band that is wound around the group of paper sheets by this bundling mechanism are tightened by reversing the feed roller. The present invention is equipped with a roller that presses and slides the bundled band to squeeze the band and press and bond the tape ends, and a cutter that cuts the binding band, and after tightening the bandage, The binding band is cut with a cutter while squeezing the band with a squeezing roller. (Function) The band is cut by the cutter while the tape is pressed and kept in a tight state by the ironing roller, and then the ironing roller is brought into sliding contact to adhere the tape, so that the paper sheets can be securely bundled. (Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of the paper sheet processing apparatus that continuously processes the above-mentioned securities will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing the entire processing apparatus. This processing device is roughly divided into take-out and conveyance device 1.
00, inspection device 200, transport sorting device 300, sorting and accumulating device 400, sealing device 500, bundle sorting and accumulating device 600, display device 700, other attached devices (described later), and their control device (described later) It is configured. Retrieval conveyance device 100
The apparatus takes out securities (hereinafter simply referred to as tickets) P placed in a horizontal state one by one by vacuum suction and conveys them to the inspection device 200. The inspection device 200 performs necessary inspection on the ticket P taken out and conveyed by the takeout conveyance device 100. The conveyance sorting device 300 is
The inspection device 2 is transported by the take-out transport device 100.
Tickets P that have passed 00 are sorted based on the inspection results of the inspection device 200 and conveyed to the sorting and accumulating device 400. The sorting/accumulating device 400 separates the good bills and unfit bills conveyed by the conveying sorting device 300 into units of 100 sheets, stacks them in a substantially horizontal state, and processes the stacked good bill bundles and unfit bill bundles, respectively. A proper bill sorting and stacking device 400 is used to carry out the paper to the sealing device 500, and separates and stacks the proper bills.
a, and an unfit bill sorting and collecting device 400b that sorts and stacks unfit bills. Sealing device 50
Reference numeral 0 denotes a valid bill sealing device that seals the valid bill bundles and unfit bill bundles carried out from the sorting and accumulating device 400, respectively, and carries them out to the bundle sorting and accumulating device 600. 500a, and an unfit note sealing device 500b for sealing unfit note bundles. The bundle sorting and stacking device 600 separates and stacks the good bill bundles and the unfit bill bundles carried out from the sealing device 500, respectively. The display device 700 displays the operating status of the apparatus, such as the number of sheets processed, the location of an abnormality, and the details of the abnormality, on a graphic panel. The detailed configuration and operation of each part will be explained below. First, the take-out conveyance device 100 (see Fig. 1)
The supply section 101, the take-out section 102, the delivery section 103
and a cleaner section 104. The supply section 101 includes a left supply chamber 105 and a right supply chamber 106.
These two supply chambers 105, 1
06 are provided with ticket pressing plates 107 and 108, respectively. Both supply chambers 105, 10
A retractable partition plate 109 is provided between the six spaces. One of the ticket pressing plates 107 is used to push up the ticket P while it is placed thereon, and press the ticket P toward the take-out section 102 with a constant pressure. The other ticket pressing plate 108 is formed in an inverted L shape and moves the ticket P in the right supply chamber 106 to the left. The horizontal portion of the ticket pressing plate 108 is composed of rod-like members arranged in a cage-like manner so as to nest with the bottom of the left supply chamber 105, and the tickets P are placed horizontally on this portion. It is becoming more and more like this. On the other hand, the vertical portion of the ticket pressing plate 108 functions to align one end of the ticket P placed on the horizontal portion. In addition, both supply chambers 10 are provided on the front side of the supply section 101.
A transparent cover 110 is provided that slides between 5 and 106. This cover 110 normally closes the front opening of the right supply chamber 106 and is moved to close the front opening of the left supply chamber 105 only when replenishing the ticket P on the ticket pressing plate 108. . When the cover 110 moves, the detector 1
11, the detection signal causes the partition plate 109 to close both supply chambers 105 and 10.
It protrudes from the bottom surface of 6 and partitions both supply chambers 105 and 106. In addition, the partition plate 109
are normally sunk below the bottom surfaces of both supply chambers 105, 106. On the other hand, a reference surface 112 is provided on the side of the cover of both the supply chambers 105 and 106 that faces the cover 110.
The end portion of the ticket P placed in the device 6 is restricted from the rear side of the device. This reference surface 112 is configured to slide in the front and back direction of the device by operating a bill type setting dial 113. The ticket type setting dial 113 is used to set the type of ticket P handled by this device.
Note that in this embodiment, there are four types of tickets P handled, for example, W, X, Y, and Z, each having a different width and length. Therefore, reference plane 1
12 slides in the front-rear direction to set its restriction position according to the width of the ticket P to be handled. The take-out unit 102 has a rotor 1 rotating clockwise.
14, and suction chips 115, 115 provided at both ends of the rotor 114. The rotor 114 is rotated clockwise by a drive source (not shown). In addition, the suction chip 115
has a shape whose thickness gradually decreases along the rotational direction of the rotor 114, and its surface is formed smoothly. Incidentally, a suction hole (not shown) is bored on the surface of the suction chip 115, and communicates with a vacuum device (not shown). The delivery section 103 functions to deliver the ticket P taken out by the takeout section 102 to the conveyance sorting device 300, and is connected to the carry-in path 116 and the guide plate 1 which form the front stage of the conveyance sorting device 300.
It consists of 17. The cleaner section 104 is communicated with a vacuum device (not shown), and is used to adsorb and remove dust attached to the tickets P conveyed by the conveyance sorting device 300, and is used to remove dust from the inspection device 2 that follows.
This has the effect of reducing the influence of dust on the inspection at 00. In such a configuration, the take-out conveyance device 100
To explain the operation, first, press the ticket type setting dial 13.
By operating , and setting the type of ticket to be handled, the width of the reference plane 112 is set according to the ticket P to be handled before or after. In the initial state, the ticket pressing plate 107 is set at a fixed position at the bottom of the supply chamber 105. In this state, the cover 110 is moved from the supply chamber 106 to the supply chamber 105 side. As a result, a detection signal is emitted from the detector 111, and in response to this, the partition plate 109 protrudes to partition the left and right supply chambers 105 and 106. here,
The operator arranges the tickets P in thousands, for example, and places them on the horizontal portion of the ticket pressing plate 108. Tickets P are stacked on the vertical part of the ticket pressing plate 108, reference plane 1.
12 and partition plate 109, the position is regulated from three directions. The cover 110 is then moved to close the front opening of the supply chamber 106. This is detected by the detector 111, and in response to the detection signal, the partition plate 109 opens the supply chambers 105 and 10.
It sinks below the bottom of 6. And the ticket pressing plate 108
moves from the supply chamber 106 toward the supply chamber 105 side with the stack of tickets P placed on its horizontal portion. At this time, the horizontal portions of the ticket pressing plate 107, the bottom of the supply chamber 105, and the ticket pressing plate 108 are arranged with rod-like members in a cage-like manner so that they can be nested with each other. and is set in the supply chamber 105 without being obstructed by the bottom of the supply chamber 105. Then, the ticket pressing plate 107 places the stack of tickets P in place of the ticket pressing plate 108, moves up, and presses the tickets P upward with a constant pressure. At the same time, the ticket pressing plate 108 is moved to the right and set in a fixed position within the supply chamber 106. In this state, by operating a start switch to be described later, the rotor 114 rotates clockwise, the suction chip 115 suctions and takes out the highest note P in the supply chamber 105, and the note P is transferred to the delivery section 1.
Send to 03. This taken out ticket P is on the guide plate 1
17 through a carry-in path 116, and after the attached dust is removed by a cleaner section 104, it is sent to an inspection device 200. On the other hand, while the ticket P set in the supply chamber 105 is being taken out by the takeout section 102, the cover 110 is moved to the supply chamber 105 side and the next ticket P is replenished on the ticket pressing plate 108. do. Note that when the cover 110 moves, the detector 111 detects this and causes the partition plate 109 to protrude from the bottom surfaces of the supply chambers 105 and 106. Then, when the tickets P are replenished, the cover 110 is returned to its normal position, and the partition plate 109 is sunk below the bottom surface of the supply chambers 105 and 106. In this case, by operating a continuous take-out switch to be described later, when the take-out of the ticket P in the supply chamber 105 is completed, the supply chamber 10 is automatically
The tickets P in 6 are transferred to the supply chamber 105 side and are continuously taken out. The inspection device 200 (see FIG. 1) includes an optical inspection section 201, a magnetic inspection section 202, and a mechanical inspection section 203. Optical inspection section 201
irradiates, for example, visible light onto the ticket P being conveyed,
The reflected light from the ticket P and the transmitted light from the ticket P are received and converted into electrical signals, and the ticket P is converted according to a certain logic.
It detects the optical characteristics of The magnetic inspection section 202 detects the magnetic characteristics of the ticket P by detecting the magnetism of the ticket P, and the two magnetic heads 204, 204 press the ticket P toward the magnetic heads 204, 204. 2 pressure pads 2
05, 205, two holding rollers 2 arranged as close as possible to the magnetic heads 204, 204 and holding the conveyor belt of the conveyor sorting device 300 in a meandering manner.
06,206. Note that the holding rollers 206, 206 hold the transport sorting device 3.
00 conveyor belt 305 with pressing pads 205,2
05 side, and press pad 20
5,205, the ticket P is transferred to the magnetic head 204,2.
By pressing toward the 04 side, the ticket P is brought into close contact with the head surfaces of the magnetic heads 204, 204, so that good magneto-electrical conversion is possible. The mechanical inspection unit 203 detects the presence or absence of stacked tickets or different types of bills by detecting the thickness of the ticket P, and includes a reference roller 207 that is fixedly installed and whose circumferential surface position does not change; This reference roller 2
07, and a detector 209 that optically detects the displacement of the swinging roller 208. The detector 209 detects the displacement of the swinging roller 208 when a ticket P with a thickness greater than that is inserted between the swinging roller 208 and the swinging roller 208. It's getting old. Note that the reference roller 207 is an integral cylindrical member whose peripheral surface is uniformly formed, and the swinging roller 20
8 is an assembly of a plurality of small rollers arranged opposite to the reference roller 207. Therefore, a plurality of the small rollers are arranged along the axis of the reference roller 207 in correspondence with the position where the thickness of the ticket P is to be detected, and a detector detects the displacement of the swinging roller 208. A plurality of rollers 209 are also provided corresponding to the swinging rollers 208. Here, the inspection device 200 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG. The optical inspection unit 201 includes a light source 210 that irradiates the ticket P with light, a light receiving element 211 that receives reflected light from the ticket P due to the light irradiation of the light source 210, and a light receiving element 21 that receives the transmitted light of the ticket P.
Consisting of 2. In addition, both of the light receiving elements 2
A plurality of numerals 11 and 212 are provided corresponding to the parts where the optical characteristics of the ticket P are to be detected, but in this case, the light receiving elements 211 and 212 are collectively provided.
It is expressed as However, both light receiving elements 2
11 and 212 receive reflected light and transmitted light from the ticket P, perform photoelectric conversion, and send the electrical signals to correspondingly provided amplifiers 213 and 214, respectively. The amplifiers 213 and 214 are the light receiving element 21
The signals from 1 and 212 are each amplified to a predetermined level and sent to integrators 215 and 216, respectively.
Integrators 215 and 216 are amplifiers 213 and 214
The output signals (analog signals) are each integrated for a certain period of time and sent to signal combination circuits 217 and 218, respectively. The signal combination circuits 217 and 218 include the integrator 2
By combining a plurality of signals respectively output from 15 and 216 based on a predetermined combination in response to a ticket type setting signal corresponding to the type of ticket P to be inspected, the fitness degree of the ticket P ( An analog signal x1 based on transmitted light of the ticket P for inspecting the degree of optical defacement of the ticket P, and an analog signal x1 based on the transmitted light of the ticket P for inspecting the authenticity of the ticket P (determining whether the ticket P is valid or invalid) Analog signal x based on transmitted light of ticket P for inspection
2. Analog signal x3 based on the reflected light of the ticket P for inspecting the fitness level of the ticket P; Analog signal x based on the reflected light of the ticket P for inspecting the authenticity of the ticket P
Output 4 respectively. And each of these signals x
1, x2, x3, x4 are comparators 219, 220,
221 and 222, where they are compared with reference signals a, b, c, and d, respectively. The reference signals a, b, c, and d are analog signals having unique levels corresponding to the type of ticket P to be inspected, and among them, the reference signals b and d are respectively b
It has a predetermined width of 1 to b2 and d1 to d2.
Therefore, the comparators 219, 220, 221,
Each comparison result of 222 is sent to a determination circuit 223.
sent to. On the other hand, the magnetic heads 204, 204 detect magnetism from the front and back surfaces of the ticket P, convert it into electrical signals, and send the electrical signals to correspondingly provided amplifiers, respectively. Amplifiers 224, 225
amplifies the signals from the shaft heads 204, 204 to a predetermined level, and outputs the respective output signals x5,
x6 to comparators 226 and 227, respectively. Comparators 226 and 227 compare signals x5 and x6 output from amplifiers 224 and 225 with reference signals e and f, respectively. The reference signals e and f are analog signals having unique levels corresponding to the type of ticket P to be inspected, and are respectively e1 to e2 and f.
It has a predetermined width of 1 to f2. The comparison results of the comparators 226 and 227 are each sent to the determination circuit 223. Further, the swinging roller 208 displaces in the vertical direction in response to the thickness of the ticket P to be inspected, and if the swinging roller 208 is displaced by a predetermined value or more, it is considered that the ticket P is weighed or a different type of ticket is present. Detector 209 is activated. Therefore, the detector 209 outputs a detection signal corresponding to the amount of displacement, and the signal is sent to the signal combination circuit 228. Signal combination circuit 228
is a kind of gate circuit, which outputs an analog signal x7 corresponding to the thickness of the note P by combining the signals from the detector 209 based on a predetermined combination in response to the note type setting signal. This signal x
7 is sent to comparator 229 where it is compared with reference signal g. The above reference signal g is the ticket P to be inspected.
It is an analog signal having a unique level corresponding to the type of signal, and has a predetermined width of g1 to g2. The comparator 229 then sends the comparison result as a signal regarding the abnormal thickness of the note P to be inspected (overlapping or different types of notes) to the determination circuit 223. Note that the reference signals a, b, c, d, e, f,
g are generated from a reference signal generation circuit (not shown) in response to the bill type setting signal. This reference signal generation circuit may be an analog memory that selectively outputs an analog signal depending on the bill type setting signal, or a fixed memory whose address is the bill type setting signal, and a digital signal from this fixed memory. It may also be configured by an A/D converter that converts the signal into an analog signal. Further, the above-mentioned ticket type setting signal is generated in connection with the operation of the ticket type setting dial 113, and is a signal indicating which type of ticket P is handled by this device. Now, the determination circuit 223 uses the comparators 219 and 22
Based on the comparison results of 0, 221, 222, 226, 227, and 229, the classification is determined as shown in the table below.

[Table] That is, the judgment is performed on the note P in the order of rejected note, unfit note, and normal note, and the judgment result signal, an unfit note signal indicating that the note is an unfit note, a normal note signal indicating that it is a normal note, Furthermore, total signals for each unfit note and each note P are output. The above judgment result signal is used to control the conveyance classification of the notes P, and the above unfit note signal, good note signal and total signal are respectively used as counting signals. (see figure). The conveyance sorting device 300 (see FIG. 1) is mainly composed of a first conveyance path 301, a second conveyance path 302, and a third conveyance path 303. Each of these conveyance paths 3
01, 102, 303 are driving or driven rollers 304, 304, ... and these rollers 30
4, 304, ... conveyor belt 305,
305,... between mutually opposing surfaces of the conveyor belts 305, 305,...
It is designed to hold and transport. 1st above
The conveyance path 301 runs from the delivery section 103 to the cleaner section 1.
04 and the inspection device 200, and has a first division gate 306 at the branch point with the second conveyance path 302. This first division gate 30
6 is rotatable by being driven by a rotary solenoid (not shown), and the inspection device 2
The ticket P conveyed in response to the determination result signal from 00 is transferred to the second conveyance path 302 or the third conveyance path 3.
This leads to 03. The above first division gate 30
For example, an optical detector 307 is provided in front of the sensor 6 . This detector 307 detects the ticket P conveyed through the first conveyance path 301 and outputs a signal, and the first sorting gate 306 is rotated at the timing when the detection signal is obtained. . On the other hand, the terminal end of the second conveyance path 302 is connected to the supply section 1
01, and a rejected ticket accumulating section 308 is provided at the terminal end thereof. The rejected ticket stacking section 308 includes a guide plate 309 connected to the terminal end of the second conveyance path 302, a stacking box 310 that collects tickets P falling along the guide plate 309, and a front surface of the stacking box 310. It is composed of a door 311 that opens and closes the opening. In addition, the third conveyance path 30
3 is a normal bill conveyance path 303a and an unfit bill conveyance path 30
3b, and both of these conveyance paths 303
There is a second division gate 312 at the branch point of a and 303b.
is provided. This second division gate 312
has the same configuration as the first sorting gate 306, and transfers the ticket P conveyed in response to the determination result signal from the inspection device 200 to the genuine bill conveyance path 303.
a or the unfit bill conveyance path 303b. Also in front of the second division gate 312, for example, an optical detector 313 is provided. This detector 313 detects the ticket P conveyed through the third conveyance path 303 and outputs a signal, and the second sorting gate 312 is rotated at the timing when the detection signal is obtained. . The genuine bill transport path 303a extends to the genuine bill sorting and accumulating device 400a, and an optical detector 314, for example, is provided on the input side to the sorting and accumulating device 400a. Similarly, the unfit bill conveying path 303b extends to the unfit bill sorting and accumulating device 400b, and an optical detector 315, for example, is provided on the input side to the sorting and accumulating device 400b. The detectors 314 and 315 are arranged in the sorting and accumulating devices 400a and 400.
This is for detecting the number of tickets P carried into 0b and the timing of carrying them in, and the details thereof will be described later. In such a configuration, the conveyance sorting device 300
To explain the operation, the ticket P taken out by the pick-up transport device 100 is sent to the transport sorting device 300 via the delivery section 103. That is, the taken out ticket P is sent from the delivery section 103 to the first conveyance path 301, and while being conveyed through the first conveyance path 301, the inspection device 200 performs an inspection on the ticket P, and the judgment A determination result signal from the circuit 223 corresponding to the type of ticket P is sent to a control device (fourteenth
(see figure). When the conveyed ticket P is detected by the detector 307, the detection signal is sent to the control device, which will be described later, so that the control device selects the first classification according to the determination result signal from the determination circuit 223. Rotate the gate 306. That is,
The first division gate 306 is rotated. That is,
The first sorting gate 306 is normally set to guide the ticket P to the third conveyance path 303 side, and receives a determination result signal from the determination circuit 223 at the timing when the ticket P is detected by the detector 307. When the signal indicates a valid note or an unfit note, the state is maintained as it is, and when the determination result signal indicates a rejected note, it rotates to guide the note P to the second conveyance path 302. The tickets P guided to the second transport path 302 are stored in the stacking box 310 to the rejected ticket stacking section 308 . The tickets P stored in this collection box 310 can be taken out by opening the door 311. On the other hand, when the ticket P is guided to the third transport path 303, when the ticket P is detected by the detector 313, the detection signal is sent to the control device, which will be described later, so that the control device makes a determination. The second division gate 312 is rotated in accordance with the determination result signal from the circuit 223. That is, the second sorting gate 312 is normally set so as to guide the ticket P to the genuine bill conveyance path 303a, and at the timing when the ticket P is detected by the detector 313, the determination circuit 223 makes a decision. When the result signal indicates a valid note, the current state is maintained, and when the determination result signal indicates an unfit note, it rotates to guide the note P to the unfit note transport path 303b. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the transport sorting device 300 is provided with optical jam detectors at predetermined intervals, and these detectors can detect the passage of the ticket P. This checks whether a ticket has jammed or if a ticket P has fallen off the conveyance path. As described above, the sorting and accumulating device 400 includes the correct bill sorting and accumulating device 400a and the unfit bill sorting and accumulating device 400b.
However, since both have the same configuration, in the following explanation, only the correct bill sorting and accumulating device 400a will be described in detail, and the unfit bill sorting and accumulating device 400a will be explained in detail.
b will be omitted. Now, Figures 3 to 6 show the genuine bill sorting and accumulating device 4.
00a, which can be roughly divided into a loading section 401, a separator 402, and a stacking section 403.
(See Figure 3). The loading section 401 is
A detector 314 that detects the ticket P conveyed from the genuine bill conveyance path 303a, and a roller 30 that conveys the ticket P.
4, a conveyor belt 305 that is stretched around this, and a static eliminator 404 that removes electric charge from the ticket P by slidingly contacting the ticket P to be sent.
The detector 314 is used to detect the passage of the tickets P, as described above, and to detect the number of tickets P that have passed and the timing of delivery. Further, the roller 304 and the conveyance belt 305 also constitute a part of the genuine bill conveyance path 303a, as described above. Thus, the present sorting and accumulating device 400a is installed on a base 405, and the separator 402 is supported by sub-plates 406 and 407 erected on the base 405.
That is, the separator 402
A drive roller 409 and a bracket 41 are mounted on a shaft 408 which is supported by 06 and 407.
Driven roller 4 supported by 0,410
11,412,413,414,415,41
6,417,418,419, this drive roller 4
09 and three separators 420, 420 held between driven rollers 411 to 419,
420. The shaft 408 is connected to a motor 422 via a coupling ring 421, and is rotated by the motor 422. Then, the drive roller 40
Separator arms 420, 42 are provided on the circumferential surface of 9.
Recesses 423, 42 to support 0,420
3,423 are provided. Note that similarly, recesses are provided on each of the peripheral surfaces of the driven rollers 411 to 419, respectively. On the other hand, the brackets 410, 410 are pivotally supported by a shaft 408 and can rotate around this shaft 408. A shaft 424 is installed between the brackets 410 and 410, and driven rollers 413 and 4 are driven by this shaft 424.
16,419 are rotatably supported. Further, above the shaft 421, a shaft 425 is installed between the brackets 410 and 410. This shaft 425 has four dogleg-shaped leaf springs 42.
6, 426, ... are mounted so as to be rotatable around the shaft 425,
Shafts 427, 428 are attached to both ends of 6, . A driven roller 41 is attached to the shaft 427.
Driven rollers 411, 414, and 417 are rotatably attached to the shaft 428, respectively. That is, the bracket 41
Since the leaf springs 426, 426, . . . 0, 410 are rotatable, the driven rollers 411, 412,
414, 415, 417, 418 are drive rollers 4
09, it is designed to swing relative to driven rollers 413, 416, and 419. Further, the brackets 410, 410 are urged toward the base 404 by a coil spring 429. Further, claws 430 are screwed to the brackets 410, 410. When the brackets 410, 410 rotate counterclockwise against the tension of the spring 429 as shown in FIG. 6, the pawls 430 are attracted or released by the solenoid 431 and engage with the armature 432, which moves forward and backward. It's starting to match. In addition, separator arms 420, 420, 42
0 is a metal bar whose tip is rounded and whose other end is fixed to a plate 433. And separator arms 420, 420,
420, the central arm 420 is provided with stopper pins 434, 434 at its front and rear ends, and the separator arms 420, 420, 420 are connected by the stopper pins 434, 434.
The range of motion of the body is becoming restricted. The stopper pins 434, 434 are locked by locking pieces 435. The accumulation section 403 includes a slide stopper 436, a door 437, a first diaphragm 438, which form each side wall of the accumulation section 403.
The second diaphragm 439, the slide stopper 436
and a variable mechanism 440 that changes the accumulation volume by moving the door 437, and a vibration mechanism 4 that vibrates the first and second diaphragms 438, 439.
41, beat bodies 442, 442, and a backup body 443 forming the bottom surface. The variable mechanism 440 changes the accumulation volume depending on the type (size) of the tickets P handled. That is, when the knob 444 (see FIG. 4) is rotated to set a predetermined size, a cam 446 fixed to a shaft 445 connected to the knob 444 rotates.
This rotation of the cam 446 causes the slide stopper 436 to move in the direction of the arrow X shown in the figure via the moving member 447, thereby making it possible to obtain a predetermined length l ₁ in the longitudinal (length) direction of the ticket P. ing.
Furthermore, when the slide stopper 436 moves, the cam 448 fixed thereto simultaneously moves in the direction of arrow X, thereby causing the cam follower 449 to move in the direction of arrow Y in the figure. The cam follower 449 is fixed to a block 451 that slides on a shaft 450.
1 is attached with a door 437 via a hinge 452. Therefore, the door 437 moves in the direction of the arrow Y in the figure according to the movement of the cam follower 449,
This makes it possible to obtain a predetermined length l ₂ of the ticket P in the lateral (width) direction. Further, a disk 453 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) for detecting the set size is fixed to the shaft 445, and slits 454, 454 are provided on the circumference of the disk 453. The slits 454, 454 are optically detected by detectors 455, 455 disposed around the disk 453. Note that the detector 455,
Each output of 455 is sent to a control device, which will be described later, so that the size (type) of the set ticket P is detected. The vibration mechanism 441 aligns the stacked tickets P by vibrating the first and second diaphragms 438 and 439. That is,
By rotating an eccentric cam 457 with a motor 456 (see FIG. 4), this cam 457 drives cam followers 458, 459, and connecting members 460, fixed to these cam followers 458, 459,
461 in the directions of arrows Y and X. A first diaphragm 438 and a second diaphragm 439 are fixed to the connecting members 460 and 461. Therefore, the first diaphragm 438 connects the connecting member 460
The second diaphragm 439 vibrates in the direction of the arrow Y in response to the rocking of the connecting member 461, and the second diaphragm 439 vibrates in the direction of the arrow X in response to the rocking of the connecting member 461. The beat bodies 442, 442 are transported to the loading section 401.
This is for knocking down the tickets P that have been brought in, and is fixed to a shaft 462. This axis 462
are supported by the housings 463, 463 and connected to a rotary solenoid 465 via a coupling ring 464. That is, the beat bodies 442, 442 are rotated by the solenoid 465 at a predetermined stroke. In addition, 466,466 and 467,467
is a guide body that guides the ticket P brought in, and is fixed to the upper end of the slide stopper 436,
slide stopper 436 and beat body 442,
442 is nested between housings 463, 463. Therefore, the guide bodies 466, 466, 467, 467 move in the direction of arrow X as the slide stopper 436 moves due to size switching. Also,
The back-up body 443 is formed in an inverted L-shape, and its horizontal portion is divided into three parts, and is located below the separator 402 to accumulate the tickets P, and is movable up and down as necessary. It's becoming like that. In such a configuration, the genuine bill sorting and accumulating device 4
To explain the operation of 00a, the ticket P carried in by the carry-in section 401 is moved by the guide bodies 466, 46.
6, 467, 467 and are knocked down by the beat bodies 442, 442, so that they are sequentially accumulated in a horizontal state on the separator 402 located in the accumulation section 403 at this time. When a predetermined number of tickets P are accumulated on the separator 402, the separator 402 retreats in the direction of arrow A in the figure. That is, as the motor 422 operates and the drive roller 409 rotates, the separator arms 420, 420, 420 move to the left in FIG. 3, that is, in the direction of arrow A. When the separator 402 retreats, the tickets P accumulated on it rise to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, fall onto the waiting backup body 443, and are accumulated thereon. . On the other hand, the separator 402 that has retreated in the direction of arrow A continues to rotate counterclockwise, that is, in the direction of arrow B in the drawing, to change its angle, and then moves forward in the direction of arrow C in the drawing to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line (see FIG. 3). (see) and wait. That is, separator arms 420,4
20, 420 moves in the direction of arrow A, and the stopper pin 434 provided at the tip thereof engages the locking piece 435.
When it comes into contact with the separator arms 420, 42
0,420 rotates in the direction of arrow B. This rotation is caused by the pawl 430 (see Fig. 6) and the armature 43.
2 is engaged with each other to be regulated and locked. When the separator arms 420, 420, 420 are locked, the rotation of the drive roller 409 causes the separator arms 420, 420, 4
20 moves in the direction of arrow C, and when a stopper pin 434 provided at the rear end abuts against a locking piece 435, the drive roller 409 stops rotating. In this way, when a predetermined number (for example, 100) of tickets P are accumulated on the backup body 443, the backup body 443 is lowered to the position shown by the dashed line (see FIG. 3). When a predetermined number of tickets P are stacked on the backup body 443, the separator 4 waiting on the stacking section 403
02 rotates clockwise, that is, in the direction of arrow D in the figure,
It stops again at the position shown by the solid line. That is, when the 100th ticket P is detected by the detector 314, a drive signal is sent to the solenoid 431 from the control device, which will be described later, based on the detection signal, thereby causing the armature 432 and the pawl 430 to engage. It will be canceled.
As a result, separator arms 420, 420,
420 is released from the locked state and spring 4
It is made to fall (rotate) by the tensile force of 29. As a result, the ticket P on the backup body 443 and the ticket P subsequently brought in are completely separated by the separator 402. The number of tickets P accumulated on the backup body 443 is counted by a control device (to be described later) based on the output signal of the detector 314, but whether or not they are separated into a predetermined number can be determined by an optical system. Detector 46
9,470,470 (see Figures 3 and 4)
I'm starting to check it more often. In other words, when the detector 469 detects the 101st ticket P, if the detectors 470 and 470 change from "dark" to "bright", it is assumed that the predetermined number of tickets has been separated with accuracy. It is something. Then, the backup body 443, with a predetermined number of tickets P placed thereon, is lowered from the position shown by the one-dot chain line to the position shown by the two-dot chain line (see FIG. 3), and the rotating drum of the sealing device 500 A predetermined number of tickets P are delivered to the terminals 501, 501, and then the terminal rises again to the position shown by the solid line and stops. As mentioned above, the sealing device 500 is composed of a genuine note sealing device 500a and an unfit note sealing device 500b, but since both have the same configuration, in the following explanation, the genuine note sealing device will be used. Only 500a will be described in detail, and the unfit note sealing device 500b will be omitted. Now, FIGS. 7 and 8 show the genuine note sealing device 50.
0a, which is roughly divided into a pair of rotating drums 501, 501, a ticket transfer mechanism 502, and a bundling ring forming and bundling mechanism 503.
The rotary drums 501, 501 are located below the backup body 443 of the proper bill sorting and accumulating device 400a, and are used to store a predetermined number of bills P transported in a substantially horizontal state by the backup body 443, that is, a ticket stack.
This is for converting the state into a substantially vertical state by receiving _P1 and rotating it approximately 90 degrees counterclockwise, that is, in the direction of arrow E in the figure. That is,
The rotating drums 501, 501 have a predetermined thickness and are formed in a substantially square shape, and are supported by a shaft 504 at a predetermined interval, and the shaft 504 is rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown). According to arrow E
It is designed to rotate in the direction. Further, a fixed press plate 5 is provided on each peripheral surface of the rotating drums 501, 501.
05, . . . and an inverted L-shaped movable holding plate, that is, a clamp body 506, . That is, the clamp _{bodies 506} , . In between, the ticket _P1 is clamped in its width direction. The rotating drums 501, 501 are designed to nest with the horizontal portion of the backup body 443 (see FIG. 8) when it descends. The ticket transfer mechanism 502 includes a rotating drum 501,
501, the state of the ticket is changed and the ticket is in an almost vertical state.
It is for dividing P ₁ into two at approximately the center thereof and transferring it to the binding ring forming and binding mechanism 503, and includes the extrusion body 507, the dividing plate 508, and the guide wall 509.
and a feed arm 510. The push-out body 507 is connected to a drive section 513 via a push rod 511 and an arm 512.
13 moves the arm 512 and the push rod 5.
11 in the direction of the arrow G shown in the figure, and pushes out the ticket P ₁ which is clamped in a substantially perpendicular state to the circumferential surface of the rotating drums 501, 501, and moves it along the fixed bottom plate 514 and the movable bottom plate 515 to the guide wall 509. It is configured to push out until it reaches the target. Note that the extruded body 50
7. The fixed bottom plate 514 and the movable bottom plate 515 are each divided into three parts, of which the extruded body 507 and the fixed bottom plate 514 are divided into three parts.
and are in a nested state (see Figure 8). Furthermore, the movable bottom plate 515 is adapted to rotate about a shaft 516 as a fulcrum as necessary. Dividing plate 5
Reference numeral 08 is for dividing the ticket stack _P1 vertically located on the movable bottom plate 515 into two parts, and is formed into a substantially fan shape. That is, the dividing plate 508
is located above the movable bottom plate 515, and the shaft 5
17 to a drive unit (not shown), and the ticket handle can be rotated downward as necessary.
It is inserted into P ₁ and divided into two parts.
Note that an edge 508a of the dividing plate 508 that corresponds to the movable bottom plate 515 is formed into a blade shape to facilitate insertion into the ticket stack _P1 . feed arm 5
10 is formed in an inverted L shape and is connected to a drive unit 519 via a feed belt 518, and when the drive unit 519 operates, the belt 5
18 in the direction of arrow H in the figure, that is, to the left in _FIG.
along the guide wall 509 to the bundle ring forming and bundle mechanism 503. Note that the guide wall 509 and the feed arm 510 each have a diameter of 3
It is divided, and both are nested. The bundle forming and binding mechanism 503 forms a bundle ring in advance by winding one end of the bundle belt to be sent out in a loop shape a predetermined number of times, and hanging the tip of the belt so as to divide the inside of the loop into two. At the same time, when the ticket bundle P 1 is inserted into this bundle ring by the ticket transfer mechanism 502, the ticket bundle P ₁ is bundled by tightening the bundle ring. (in the figure) is located nearby. That is, the binding band wound around the winding frame 520, for example, a green paper tape 521 (for example, a yellow paper tape in the unfit note sealing device 500b) passes through the tape guide path 52 via a tape guide roller 522.
3, and is sandwiched between a pair of tape feed rollers 524 and 525 in the middle of this guide path 523,
It is now being sent forward. The guide path 523 and the feed rollers 524, 525 are provided on a roller pedestal 526, and this roller pedestal 526 is attached to the shaft 52 of the feed roller 525 as needed.
It is adapted to be rotated in the direction of the arrow I shown in the figure, using the fulcrum 5a as a fulcrum. Note that the feed roller 524,
525 is rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown). The shaft 525a also has a part drive arm 5 which is rotated in the direction of arrow J in the figure as needed.
27 is pivotally supported, and a glue pad 528 that rotates on its own axis is provided at the tip of this arm 527. The glue pad 528 is used for gluing the tape 521, and is adapted to apply glue by slidingly contacting a glue roller 529 provided near the tape 521 during movement. Note that the glue roller 529 has a circumferential surface that is similar to the glue container 530.
immersed inside. In addition, a cutter 531 for cutting the tape 521 is provided near the outlet (tip) of the tape guide path 523.
A roller holder 526 in front of the cutter 531 is provided with a holder 532 for receiving a glue pad 528. moreover,
An arc-shaped squeezing roller drive arm 534 is provided above the roller pedestal 526 and is rotated in the direction of arrow I using a shaft 533 as a fulcrum as necessary. A roller arm 535 is rotatably supported within a predetermined range at the distal end of the arm 534, and a rotatable squeezing roller 536 is pivotally supported at the distal end of the arm 535. The squeezing roller 536 is for sticking the end of the glued and cut tape onto the tape wound around the ticket holder _P1 and squeezing it. In addition, a tape guide body 537 is provided in front of the roller holder 526, that is, on the right side in FIG. A pair of ticket guide bodies 538, 538 are arranged in parallel on both sides to receive and guide the ticket bundle _P1 sent out by the sending arm 510. These guide bodies 537, 538, and 538 are each fixed to a guide drive disk 549, and are rotated by this disk 549 in the direction of arrow K in the figure or moved back and forth in the direction of arrow L in the figure as necessary. It's getting old. Each of the above guide bodies 537, 53
A pair of clamp drive arms 539, 539 are provided in the upper part of 8,538 in a horizontal V-shape (see FIG. 8).
Two clamp rods 540, 540, 541, and 541 are suspended at a predetermined interval from each tip of each of the clamp rods 39, that is, each right end in FIG. 8, so as to be parallel to each other. The arm 539,
539, each rear end, that is, each left end in FIG. At the time of completion, the ticket bundle P ₁ sent out by the sending arm 510 is held between clamp rods 540, 540 and 541, 541 from both sides thereof. Note that the reference numeral 543 in FIGS. 7 and 8
is an inverted U-shaped tape pull-in prevention plate, which is provided substantially perpendicularly at a portion corresponding to the tip end of the ticket guide bodies 538, 538 (see FIG. 8). Further, reference numeral 544 in FIGS. 7 and 8 is a base of the apparatus. In addition, a portion 545 surrounded by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 is from 521 to 5 in FIG.
The parts where each part up to 36 are located are shown. In such a configuration, the genuine note sealing device 500
The operation of step a is shown in Figures 9 a to f and Figures 10 a to i.
This will be explained with reference to. Rotating drums 501, 50
1 normally stops in the state shown in Figure 9 a, and the ticket P ₁
Waiting for delivery. Of course, the clamp bodies 506, . . . are closed at this time. In this state, when the back-up body 443 on which the stack of bills (for example, 100 bills) P ₁ is placed descends, the clamp body 506 on the peripheral surface corresponding to the back-up body 443 moves as shown in FIG. 9a. open. As a result, the backup body 443 further descends and then temporarily stops when nested with the rotating drums 501, 501 as shown in FIG. 9b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9b, the ticket _P1 on the backup body 443 is transferred onto the circumferential surface of the rotating drums 501, 501. When the ticket bundle P ₁ is delivered in this way, the clamp body 506 closes and clamps the ticket bundle P ₁ as shown in FIG.
At the same time as the rotation starts in this direction, the backup body 443 rises. And the rotating drum 501,
When the rotating drum 501 rotates approximately 90 degrees as shown in FIG. 9d, the rotating drums 501, 501 temporarily stop at that position, and the clamp body 506 opens again. At this time, the lower end surface of the ticket handle _P1 is attached to the fixed bottom plate 5 as shown in FIG. 9d.
14, and its bottom plate 514
The ticket bundle _P1 is delivered on top in a substantially vertical state. In this way, the stack _P1 received from the backup body 443 in a substantially horizontal state is turned into a substantially vertical state by rotating it approximately 90 degrees in the direction of arrow E. When the rotating drums 501, 501 are stopped and the clamp body 506 is opened, the drive unit 513 is operated to move the extrusion body 507 forward in the direction of arrow G as shown in FIG. 9d, and as shown in FIG. 9e. The ticket bundle P ₁ on the fixed bottom plate 514 is pushed out until it comes into contact with the guide wall 509, and the pushing body 507 is temporarily stopped at that position. Therefore, the extruded ticket _P1 is the eighth
As shown in the figure, it is positioned approximately vertically on the movable bottom plate 515. At this time, when the backup body 443 on which the next stack of tickets P ₁ is placed descends again, the other circumferential surfaces of the rotating drums 501, 501 undergo the same operation as shown in FIGS. 9d and 9e. passed on to the top. Now, when the push-out body 507 temporarily stops as shown in FIG. Start. The details will be explained below. Usually, the roller pedestal 52
6, glue pad 528, squeezing roller 536, tape guide body 537, ticket guide body 538, 538
and clamp rods 540, 540, 541, 54
1, etc. are stopped in the state shown in FIG. 10a (that is, the states shown in FIGS. 7 and 8) and are waiting for the start of operation. In this state, when a command to form a bundle ring is given, the roller holder 526 first rotates clockwise as shown in FIG. Pause at a position corresponding to the entrance. When the roller pedestal 526 stops, the tape 521 is sent out by rotating the feed rollers 524 and 525 in the tape sending direction, and the leading end of the tape 521 is inserted into the tape guide body 537 for a predetermined length as shown in FIG. 10b. Ru. tape 52
1 is inserted into the tape guide body 537, the roller holder 526 rotates counterclockwise and returns to its original position, as shown in FIG. 10c, and the feed rollers 524 and 525 rotate again. As the tape 521 is fed out, the disc 549 rotates in the direction of arrow K, and accordingly the tape guide body 5
37 and the ticket guide bodies 538, 538 also rotate as shown in FIG. 10c. For example, this rotation is 2 1/4
rotating, each of the above guide bodies 537, 538, 53
8 is in a substantially vertical position as shown in FIG. 10d, the rotation thereof and the feeding of the tape 521 are stopped. As a result, one end of the tape 521 fed out by the feeding rollers 524 and 525 is wound approximately twice in a loop shape as shown in FIG. An abbreviated “no”-shaped grip ring 5
46 is formed. In this state, the arm 510 waits for the ticket P ₁ to be sent out. The bundle ring 546 is formed on the right side of the tape pull-in prevention plate 543 as shown in FIG. In this way, when the bundle ring 546 is formed, the dividing plate 508 rotates downward about the shaft 517, and at this time, the inside of the ticket bundle P ₁ , which is located approximately vertically on the movable bottom plate 515, is rotated downward. The ticket P1 is inserted from approximately the center thereof, and the ticket _P1 is thereby divided into two by the dividing plate 508 as shown in FIG. At this time, the extrusion body 507 is moved back by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the dividing plate 508, thereby facilitating insertion of the dividing plate 508 into the ticket stack _P1 . Further, the dividing plate 508 is temporarily stopped while being inserted into the ticket holder _P1 . In this way, when the dividing plate 508 stops inside the ticket stack P ₁ , the feed arm 510 moves forward in the direction of arrow H, holds the divided ticket stack P ₁ on the movable bottom plate 515 , and moves it directly to the guide wall 509 . along the arrow H direction. At this time, the push-out body 507 moves backward (moves to the right in FIG. 7) as shown in FIG. 9f, returns to its original position, and stops. Also, at this time, the rotating drum 5
01,501 closes the clamp body 506 to clamp the next ticket _P1 , rotates 90 degrees again, and repeats the same operation as described above. However, the feed arm 510
The divided ticket bundle P ₁ sent out is guided by ticket guide bodies 538, 538, and its left end (in FIG. 8) is inserted into the bundle ring 546 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10d. The machine will stop at the specified position. As a result, the tape guide body 537 is inserted between the divided ticket stacks _P1 as shown in FIG. 10d. In addition, at this time, the dividing plate 508 is
By rotating upward, it exits from inside the ticket handle _P1 ,
Return to the starting position and stop. Now, when the end of the ticket bundle P ₁ is inserted into the binding ring 546 and the dividing plate 508 returns to its original position, the tape guide body 537 and the ticket guide bodies 538, 538
moves backward together with the disk 549 (moves to the left in FIG. 8) and pulls into the drive section 542. At this time, the action of the tape pull-in prevention plate 543 prevents the bundle ring 546 from being pulled in together with the guide bodies 537, 538, 538. As a result, the tip end 521a of the tape suspended within the bundle ring 546 is positioned between the divided ticket bundles _P1 . Each of the above guide bodies 537, 53
When 8,538 is retracted, the drive arm 539,53
9 is closed, the clamp rods 540, 540 and 541, 541 clamp the ticket _P1 from both sides thereof, as shown in FIG. 10e. As a result, the tip end 521a of the tape becomes the first
It is now inserted into the ticket holder _P1 as shown in Figure 0e. At this time, the feed arm 510 moves backward (moves to the right in FIG. 8), returns to its original position, and stops. Therefore, the clamp rod 540,5
40 and 541, 541, the feed rollers ₅₂₄ , 525 rotate in the opposite direction to when feeding the tape, and the tape 521
is pulled back, and the bundle ring 546 is tightened as shown in FIGS. 10e and 10f. When this tightening is completed, the arm 527 rotates counterclockwise, causing the glue pad 528 to rotate and revolve as shown in FIG.
Gluing to 21 is performed. When this gluing is completed, the glue pad 528 returns to its original position. When the pasting on the tape 521 is completed in this way, the arm 534 rotates clockwise, and the squeezing roller 536 moves as shown in FIG _.
When the tape 521 is pressed against the corner of the cutter 531, the cutter 531 is activated to cut the tape 521. Thereafter, as the arm 534 rotates, the squeezing roller 536 presses and rolls into contact with the tape wound around the ticket holder _P1 , and moves downward to remove the edge of the tape that has been glued and cut. Paste it on the tape wrapped around the ticket handle P ₁ and squeeze it. As a result, the ticket bundle _P2 bound with the tape 521 is completed. When the pasting and squeezing by the squeezing roller 536 are completed, the movable bottom plate 515 is opened as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, and the arms 539, 53
9 also opens. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10h, the clamp rods 540, 540 and 541, 541
The clamp on the ticket bundle P ₂ is released, and the completed ticket bundle P ₂ naturally falls and is guided to the bundle sorting and accumulating device 600 located below. ticket bundle
When P ₂ falls, the squeezing roller 536 returns to its original position as shown in FIG.
38, 538 move forward and return to the state shown in FIG.
7, 538, and 538 also rotate and return to their original positions, ie, the state shown in FIG. 10a, in preparation for the next bundle ring forming operation. The grip sorting and accumulating device 600 is configured as shown in FIG.
4, and a sorting/accumulating section 605. The carry-out path 601 receives the ticket bundle P ₂ naturally falling from the sealing device 500, and carries it in the direction of the arrow N shown in the figure in a substantially vertical state (actually, it is inclined by about 15 degrees).
In other words, it is carried out to the left in FIG. 1, and as shown in detail in FIG. 12a, the guide wall 60
6. Consists of a horizontal conveyor belt 607, 6 and a vertical conveyor belt 608 inclined outward at approximately 15 degrees. The stamp section 602 is provided at the terminal end (left end in FIG. 11) of the carry-out section 601, and is used to stamp a predetermined postmark on the bundle tape (frenulum) of the ticket bundle _P2 being discharged. As shown in detail in FIG.
10, lift arm 611, 611, stamping device 61
2, and a scraping rod 613. The stamp stand 609 is provided facing the guide wall 606, and has inclined surfaces 609a and 609b on the guide wall 606 side and the conveyance path 603 side, respectively. The conveyor rollers 610, 610 receive the ticket _P2 that has been carried out and convey it to a predetermined position.
They are arranged in a substantially vertical manner along the Lift arms 611, 611 are conveyor rollers 610, 61
The ticket bundle P ₂ conveyed at 0 is placed on the inclined surface 60.
9a to the stamping stand 609, it is formed in a substantially arc shape, and the shaft 609 can be lifted as necessary.
14 as a fulcrum in the direction of the arrow Q shown in the figure, and its tip protrudes above the inclined surface 609a and moves along the grooves 615, 615 as it is. Note that the lift arms 610, 610 are normally located within the stamp stand 609. Stamp device 6
12 is located on a stamp stand 609, and is adapted to be lowered to the stamp stand 609 as needed. The scraping rod 613 is used to scrape the ticket P ₂ on the stamp stand 609.
By rotating approximately 90 degrees counterclockwise about its left end (in the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11) as a fulcrum, the inclined surface 609 of the stamping stand 609
a to the next conveyance path 603, and protrudes from the end of the arcuate groove 616 formed on the upper surface of the stamping stand 609 as needed.
16 in the direction of arrow R in the figure. The conveyance path 603 receives the scraped ticket P ₂ from the stamping table 609 and conveys it vertically in the direction of arrow S (direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the discharge path 601). Conveyance path 617
and a rear conveyance path 618. The front conveyance path 617 includes a guide wall 619 and a horizontal conveyance belt 62.
0, and a vertical conveyor belt 621. The latter conveyance path 618 is made up of two vertical conveyance belts 622, 622, and is configured to sandwich and convey the ticket stack _P2 . The tape color detector 604 is
For example, the color of the bundle tape of the ticket bundle P ₂ conveyed on the conveyance path 603 is detected optically, and the color of the bundle tape of the ticket bundle P 2 conveyed on the conveyance path 603 is detected in the middle part of the conveyance path 603, for example, on the rear conveyance path 6.
It is located in the middle of 18. Sorting and accumulation section 60
5 is provided at the terminal end of the conveyance path 603,
The paper stack P ₂ being conveyed is divided into a stack P ₃ of regular bills and a stack P ₄ of unfit bills, and these are stacked separately.
24, genuine bill accumulation path 625, and unfit bill accumulation path 62
Consists of 6. The proper bill sorting gate 623 is activated when a green (true bill bundle) detection signal is output from the detector 604, and the corresponding bill bundle P ₂ that has been conveyed is activated.
is pushed out to the genuine bill accumulation path 625. The unfit note sorting gate 624 is activated when a yellow (unfit note bundle) detection signal is output from the detector 604, and pushes out the corresponding conveyed note bundle P ₂ to the unfit note accumulation path 626. The correct bill accumulation path 625 and the unfit bill accumulation path 626 are provided corresponding to each sorting gate 623 and 624, respectively.
3,624, the stack of good bills P ₃ or the stack of unfit bills P ₄ is received, stacked one after another in a vertical state with the longitudinal direction (length) horizontal, and transported in the direction of the arrow T shown in the figure. . And each of the above-mentioned accumulation paths 6
25, 626, as shown in detail in FIG.
28, 628, ..., and between each of the pins 628, 628, there is a good bill P3 or an unfit bill _P3 .
It is designed to clamp P ₄ . The above-mentioned pins 628, 628, . . . are in a vertical state in the horizontal part of the belt 627, as shown in FIG. It's starting to fall down. Further, reference numeral 630 in FIG. 11 is a base of the main sorting/accumulating section 605. In such a configuration, the grip sorting and accumulating device 60
The operation of 0 will be explained. Now, when the ticket bundle P ₂ falls from the sealing device 500, the unloading path 601 almost instantaneously moves in the direction of arrow O (right direction in FIG. 11).
Then, the conveyance operation is performed in the direction of arrow N. The reason for this is to assist the natural fall of the ticket handle _P2 . That is, when the clamping of the ticket bundle P ₂ by the clamp rods 540, 540 and 541, 541 is released in the sealing device 500, the bundled end of the ticket bundle P ₂ (the left end in FIG. 8)
contacts the clamp rods 540, 540, 541, 541 or the guide bodies 537, 538, 538, etc., so that the bundled end of the ticket _P2 is on top and the opposite end is on the bottom. It is falling on an incline. Therefore, when the carry-out path 601 suddenly moves in the direction of the arrow N, the ticket _P2 becomes vertical with its short side (width) direction being horizontal, so the carry-out path 601 almost instantaneously moves in the O direction. This is to prevent this. Thus, the ticket bundle P ₂ that has fallen into the carry-out path 601 is carried out in a substantially vertical state with its bundled end facing forward and its longitudinal direction being horizontal. This bundle of tickets is being carried out.
When P ₂ reaches the stamping section 602, the ticket P ₂ is delivered to conveyance rollers 610, 610, conveyed to a predetermined position as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11, and stopped. When the ticket handle _P2 stops at a predetermined position, the lift arms 611, 611 rotate in the direction of arrow Q. At this time, lift arms 611, 61
1 protrudes its tip portion from the lower end of the inclined surface 609a onto the inclined surface 609a, and as it is, the groove 615,
Continue rotating along 615. As a result, the ticket
P ₂ is placed on the tips of the lift arms 611, 611 and lifted along the slope 609a, and transferred onto the stamping stand 609 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 11 and 12b. be done. Stamp stand 60
When the ticket bundle P ₂ is positioned on the ticket bundle P 2 , the stamper 612 descends to stamp a predetermined postmark on the bundle tape of the ticket bundle P ₂ , and then rises to return to its original position. When this stamping operation is completed, the scraping rod 613 protrudes above the stamping stand 609 and moves along the groove 616 in the direction of arrow R. At this time, the scraping rod 613
In the figure, the right end (the end opposite to the bundle part) of the ticket holder P ₂ shown by the two-dot chain line protrudes toward the front, so that the ticket holder P ₂ on the stamping stand 609 is
As the scraping rod 613 moves, its left end (11th
) in the figure as a fulcrum and is rotated approximately 90 degrees counterclockwise, resulting in the state shown by the dashed line in FIG. 11.
In addition, at this time, the left end of the ticket _P2 (the 11th
In the state shown by the dashed line in the figure) is the inclined surface 60
It is designed to protrude above 9b. As a result, the ticket P ₂ is pushed out along the inclined surface 609b into the conveying path 603 due to the pushing action caused by the movement of the scraping rod 613.
Fall to the starting end of. Therefore, the conveyance path 603 is transferred onto the stamping table 609 so as to pass over the stamping table 609. Stamp stand 6
When the ticket bundle P ₂ is positioned on the ticket bundle P 2 , the stamper 612 descends to stamp a predetermined postmark on the bundle tape of the ticket bundle P ₂ , and then rises to return to its original position.
When this stamping operation is completed, the scraping rod 613 protrudes above the stamping stand 609 and moves along the groove 616 in the direction of arrow R. At this time, the scraping rod 613
In FIG. 1, the right end of the ticket holder _P2 (the end opposite to the bundle part) shown by the two-dot chain line protrudes toward the front, so that the ticket holder on the stamping stand 609
As the scraping rod 613 moves, P ₂ is rotated approximately 90 degrees counterclockwise about its left end (in FIG. 11) as a fulcrum, and is in the state shown by the dashed line in FIG. 11. At this time, the left end portion of the ticket holder _P2 (in the state shown by the dashed line in FIG. 11) is designed to protrude above the inclined surface 609b. As a result, the ticket bundle _P2 is subjected to a pushing action caused by the movement of the scraping rod 613, and falls to the starting end of the conveyance path 603 along the inclined surface 609b. Therefore, the conveyance path 603 conveys the ticket P ₂ that has fallen from the stamp stand 609 in the direction of the arrow S in a vertical state with its longitudinal direction horizontal. When this conveyed ticket bundle P ₂ passes the detector 604, the detector 604 detects the color of the bundle tape of the ticket bundle P ₂ ,
A signal is output according to the detection result. Based on this signal, the sorting/accumulating section 605 operates, and the detector 6
The banknotes P ₂ that have passed through 04 are divided into a normal banknotes P ₃ or a damaged banknotes P ₄ and stacked separately.
That is, when the green detection signal is output from the detector 604, the valid bill sorting gate 623 is activated, and the conveyed bill bundle _P2 , that is, the genuine bill bundle _P3 is transferred to the genuine bill collection path 6.
Extrude to 25. Further, when a yellow detection signal is outputted from the detector 604, the unfit bill sorting gate 624 is activated, and the unfit bill bundle _P2 , that is, the unfit bill bundle _P4 being conveyed is pushed out to the unfit bill accumulation path 626. Therefore, each of the above-mentioned accumulation paths 625, 626 is connected to each division gate 623, 624.
The stack P ₃ of good bills or the stack P ₄ of unfit bills pushed out is received, and as described above, they are sequentially accumulated and transported in the direction of arrow T. The display device 700 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, on the panel 701, a system diagram 702 of the present processing apparatus is schematically drawn as shown. Indicator lamps 703, 703, . . . that are turned on when an abnormal operation (such as a jam) occurs are provided at portions corresponding to each device. Additionally, on the panel 701, there is an abnormality code display 704 that displays the content of the abnormality that has occurred in numerical codes, a group of lamps that display the set ticket type 705, and a number that displays the total number of processed tickets. A display 706 and the like are also provided. Furthermore, on the panel 701, there is a power on switch 707 for turning on the power of this processing device, a power off switch 708 for cutting off the power, a detection confirmation switch 709 that is pressed to check the detection operation of the inspection device 200, and a genuine bill. a sorting switch 710 that is pressed to simply organize the bills without separating them from unfit bills; a detection stop switch 711 that is pressed to stop the detection function of the inspection device 200; and a detection stop switch 711 that is pressed to stop the detection function of the inspection device 200. A door opening switch 712, which is pressed when driving with a plurality of transparent doors (not shown) provided on the corresponding front surface (not shown) open, is also provided. Each of the switches 707 to 712 is an illuminated push button switch. Incidentally, reference numeral 800 in FIG. 1 is an operation panel, which is provided with a processing start switch, a continuous extraction switch (both not shown), and the like. In addition, the symbols DS, DS,... in Fig. 1 are also used.
is a door switch that detects the opening and closing of the transparent door mentioned above. FIG. 14 schematically shows the control device, which is constructed as follows. That is, 900 is a main control section, which is composed of a microprocessor 901, a memory 902, a clock generator 903, and an input/output port 904. Main control section 90
0 is connected to the inspection device 200 in FIG.
7. Unfit note counters 908, 909 and total counters 910, 911 are connected, respectively. Counters 906, 908 for one good note, unfit note, and total,
910 is a genuine bill output from the inspection device 200;
By supplying signals for unfit notes and totals respectively, it is possible to determine the number of good notes, the number of unfit notes, and the number of unfit notes at the time of judgment.
and their total number (only genuine notes) are counted, and the contents of the count are output to the counting control section 905. The other counters 907, 909, and 911 for good notes, unfit notes, and total are supplied with the output signals of the good note detector 314, the unfit note detector 315, and the genuine note detector 313 in FIG. 1, respectively. As a result, the number of good notes, the number of bad notes, and the number of genuine notes at the time of stacking, that is, the total number of good notes and unfit notes, are counted, and the counting contents are sent to the counting control unit 905.
This is what is output to. The counting control unit 905 stores the contents of the counters 906, 908, 910 and the corresponding counters 907, 909, 91, respectively.
1, and if there is even one counter whose counting contents do not match, a signal to that effect is output to the main control section 900 to prevent erroneous counting. The counting control unit 905 also transfers the contents of each counter 906 to 911 to the main control unit 9 as necessary.
It is set to send to 00. A recording control section 912 is connected to the main control section 900, and this control section 91
2 is connected to a journal printer 913 that prints out processing contents and the like. The main control unit 900 also includes a display control unit 914.
and an operation control unit 915 are connected. The display control unit 914 includes the display lamp 70 in FIG.
3, 703, . . . , an abnormality code display 704, a ticket type display lamp group 705, and a number-of-tickets display 706 are connected, respectively. The operation control unit 914 includes switches 707 to 712 in FIG. 13, a start switch 916, a continuous extraction switch 917,
and ticket type setting dials 113, 4 in FIG.
44, 444, a bill type setting signal is output. Ticket type setting signal generator 918, 919, 920
are connected to each other. Furthermore, the main control unit 900
A mechanism control section 921 is connected to. The mechanism control unit 921 includes the door switch DS in FIG.
DS, . . . , a take-out transport control unit 922 that controls the take-out transport device 100, a transport sorting control unit 923 that controls the transport sorting device 300, and a plurality of jam detectors 924 are connected, respectively. Jam detector 9
24 is provided on the conveyance path of the conveyance sorting device 300 in FIG. In addition, the mechanism control unit 921
The sorting and accumulating control unit 925 that controls the sorting and accumulating device 400 in FIG.
A bag accumulation control unit 927 and a plurality of jam detectors 928 are provided on the conveyance path of the bag accumulation device 600 in FIG. 11. As explained above, according to the above embodiment, the bundling tape is pressed by the roller and bundled under tension, so that the group of paper sheets can be bundled in a tight state. Further, since the bundle ring is formed in advance by the bundle ring forming mechanism and the group of paper sheets is inserted into the bundle ring, the formation of the bundle ring and the accumulation of the group of paper sheets can be performed at the same time. Therefore, compared to the conventional device which rotates the group of paper sheets after inserting the binding tape, there is an effect that the binding operation can be made faster. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to downsize the device and to reliably perform bundling while maintaining the tightened state of the bundling band.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing the overall configuration, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the inspection device, and FIGS.
Figure 6 shows the configuration of the sorting and accumulating device in detail;
The figure is a front view, Figure 4 is a plan view, Figure 5 is a side view,
FIG. 6 is a front view of the main parts, FIGS. 7 and 8 are side views and plan views showing the configuration of the sealing device in detail, and FIGS. 9 a to f are the rotating drum and related mechanisms in the sealing device. Diagram 1 for explaining the operation of
0 a to i are diagrams for explaining the bundling ring formation and bundling operation in the sealing device, FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of the bundling section accumulation device, and FIGS. 12 a to c are FIG. 11 is a side view showing the main parts in detail, FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the display device in detail, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control device. 100... Takeout conveyance device, 200... Inspection device, 3
00... Conveyance sorting device, 400... Sorting and accumulating device, 4
02... Separator, 403... Accumulating unit, 443... Backup body, 500... Sealing device, 501... Rotating drum, 502... Ticket transfer mechanism, 503... Binding ring forming and bundling mechanism, 507... Extrusion body, 508... Division Plate, 521... Bundling band, 523... Tape guide path, 524, 525... Tape feeding roller, 537
...Tape guide body, 538...Ticket guide body, 54
0,541...clamp rod, 546...clamp ring, P...
Ticket (paper leaf), P ₁ ...Ticket bundle (paper leaf group), 600...
Grasp classification accumulation device, 700...display device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A bundle that collects a predetermined number of paper sheets that are conveyed one by one in a stacking section, and wraps the predetermined number of stacked paper sheets by wrapping a bundling tape. In a paper sheet bundling device having a bundling mechanism, the bundling tape is fed out, and after the bundling tape is wound around a group of paper sheets, it is rotated in the opposite direction to tighten the wrapped bundling tape. a pair of tape guide bodies that guide the binding tape fed out by the feeding device; and a pair of tape guide bodies arranged substantially parallel to the tape guide bodies at a predetermined interval on both sides of the tape guide bodies. a rotating member for rotating the tape guide body and the paper guide body, and a rotary member for rotating the tape guide body and the paper guide body, when the bundle tape is sent out by the feed roller. By rotating the rotating member, the area around the paper leaf guide body is approximately "no".
a bundle ring forming mechanism that forms a square-shaped bundle ring in advance; and a bundle ring forming mechanism that is configured to reciprocate between the collecting section and the bundle ring forming mechanism, and is carried out by the unloading mechanism in front of the tape guide body. A dividing plate that enters the almost vertical sheet group and divides the sheet group into two, and a dividing plate that divides the sheet group into two by moving the divided sheet sheets toward the tape guide body to move between the sheet group. A transport mechanism that inserts the tape and inserts paper sheets into the bundle ring; a roller that increases the tightening force of the group of paper sheets by the bundling tape by moving it while pressing the bunching tape against the group of paper sheets after the paper sheets are inserted; A paper sheet binding device comprising: a cutter that cuts the binding tape when the binding tape is tightened and pressed against the group of paper sheets.